GIANT FOOTIE XWORD WIN £25

1966-72 Wrexham forward signed from Manchester United (6,6)

John ..... , 1964-73 Chelsea midfielder; 1967 FA Cup Final runner-up (5)

Niki ....... , Finland and Bristol City goalie (7)

10. Ronny … ..... , Royal Antwerp midfielder; 1993 European Cup Winners’ Cup Final runner-up (3,5)

11. Francisco .... , 2011-12 and 2016-17 Paraguay coach (4)

13. Manchester City winger on a seasonlong loan at Leeds (4,8)

16. See 20 Across.

17. Stuart ...... , Bradford boss (6)

19. Riccardo ....... , former Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa defender (7)

20 and 16 Across. 1973-84 Ipswich forward signed by Swansea in 1985 (5,6)

22. Basile .... , Marseille defender; 1993 Champions League Final scorer (4)

24. See 6 Down.

26. Marvin ..... , former Middlesbrough and Swansea attacker (5)

27. Enes .... , Turkey striker; Valladolid loanee from Villarreal since 2018 (4)

29. Gary ..... , Chile and Bologna midfielder/ defender (5)

32. John .... , 1978-83 Spurs defender signed from Fulham (4)

33. Mark ........ , 2007-17 Elgin defender signed by Brora Rangers (8)

34. Leon ……., Swansea Sporting Director from 2019 (7)

36. Sergi ..... , Brentford winger signed from Norwich (5)

38. Luke ...... , Leeds defender signed from Bristol City in 2016 (6)

39. Barry ...... , former Hartlepool, Watford and Blackburn striker (6)

42. Spain, Villarreal and former Arsenal midfielder (5,7)

44. 1974-78 Southampton defender; 1976 FA Cup Final winner (3,5)

46. Ikechi .... , Scotland and Derby midfielder (4)

48. Ben ..... , Arsenal midfielder; season-long loanee at Doncaster (5)

49. Gabriel ....... , Erzurumspor winger at Newcastle from 2011-16 (7)

50. Aberdeen boss since 2013 (5,7) 1. 8. 9.

ACROSS DOWN

Miguel ..... , Mexico, Monterrey and former Watford defender (5) QPR and England youth forward (8,3) FC Koln and former Germany youth goalkeeper (4,4) Levi .... , Cliftonville defender at Torquay from 2014-15 (4)

6 and 24 Across. 2019-20 Spanish tournament won in January by Real Madrid (9,2,6) Mark ...... , AFC Fylde winger whose former clubs include Bradford and Colchester (6)

12. Paul ......... , Southampton attacker; 1976 FA Cup Final winner (9)

14. Clarke ........ , 2010-13 PFA Chairman (8)

15 and 18 Down. 1976-82 Chester player-manager; Manchester City 1969 FA Cup Final winner (4,5)

18. See 15 Down.

19. Filip .... , Slovakia forward at Rangers from 2006-07 (4)

21. Birkir ......... , Iceland and Brescia midfielder at Aston Villa from 2017-19 (9)

23. Andy ..... , 1998-2004 Leicester defender/midfielder (5)

24. Philipp ..... , former Switzerland and Liverpool defender/ winger (5)

25. Scott ..... , Hibernian and former Celtic midfielder (5)

28. Alexander .... , Belarus and Isloch Minsk Raion midfielder at Arsenal from 2005-08 (4)

29. David ........ , St Johnstone forward on a season-long loan at Falkirk (8)

30. The ..... , Millwall nickname (5)

31. Port Vale and former Stevenage midfielder (3,6)

35. Ryan ........... , Luton and former Millwall midfielder (11)

37. Ebbe .... , 1998-2004 Denmark striker; Schalke 04 2001 and 2002 Dfb-pokal Final winner (4)

40. Nathan ......... , former Wigan, Bristol Rovers and West Brom striker (9)

41. Former Estonia and Derby goalkeeper (4,4)

43. John ...... , former Celtic, Jamaica and Tranmere boss (6)

45. Lars ..... , 1997-99 Barnsley goalkeeper (5)

47. Jean Michael .... , Ivory Coast midfielder on a season-long loan at Galatasaray from Fulham (4) 2. 3. 4. 5. 7.

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